UK to be hotter than Monaco, Madrid and Barcelona as scorching heatwave hits this week

Police found a cannabis farm behind the blacked out windows of a Lanarkshire property.

A chilling new documentary about Jimmy Savile has revealed his sickening crimes and how he got away with them for so long.

After what everyone knew, or at least hoped, wasn't a final goodbye from Lord John Grey in season five of Outlander – the worst kept secret of this latest season was finally revealed.

A number of Lanarkshire children are currently suffering from hepatitis after an unusual surge in cases amongst youngsters.

Jon Venables is making a fresh attempt to be released before law changes come into effect that could see his bid for freedom being blocked by ministers. Jon Venables, who at the age of 10 was one of two boys who murdered two-year-old Jamie Bulger, is applying for parole ahead of new legislation that could give ministers the power to block the release of dangerous criminals for public safety reasons.Venables, along with his accomplice Robert Thompson, was released in 2001 and given a new identity to enable him to live a normal life free from reprisals.But he was jailed again in 2017 after he was found to be in possession of child abuse images.

Manchester United stars to join his backroom team as he closes in the top job at Old Trafford, according to reports.The Dutchman has been one of the frontrunners for the managerial role at United ever since Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was axed back in November. Ralf Rangnick was handed the reins on an interim basis but is due to step upstairs into a consultancy role at the end of the seasonPSG chief Mauricio Pochettino was also in the running for the job, but United have now reportedly decided that Ten Hag is their man after winning five trophies in four years with Ajax.And according to Sky Sports, Ten Hag is wasting no time in preparing for life in the Premier League.

Coronation Street youngster Sam Blakeman has been in a fight with dad Nick Tilsley since he banned him from playing chess.And now fans think they’ve worked out a devastating reason behind Nick’s fury with Sam’s new obsession.Sam took solace in the game along with Roy Cropper after losing his mum Natasha in a fatal shooting.And the youngster, who refused to speak after his mum’s death, was slowly drawn out of his shell again by Roy and Brian as they taught him the game.But Sam quickly spiralled into obsession, staying up into the early hours and falling behind in his school work in an attempt to learn new chess strategies and beat his opponents.Recently, Nick discovered Leanne and Sam had been going behind his back to carry on playing the game without his consent, and was left fuming.But now fans think Nick could have another, more heartbreaking reason for the ban than just wanting Sam to connect more to the world around him.Taking to Reddit, one fan suggested it could be a health issue after Nick suffered a devastating brain injury which occurred after a car crash involving him and brother David Platt in 2013.The damage to his brain left him with uncontrollable mood swings, and he struggled at the time to formulate his thoughts after ending up in a coma when an oncoming truck hit their car.And one viewer who battled a brain injury in real life said that it affected his chess playing ability.The Reddit user penned: “As a dude with a brain injury, I wanna believe that chess is something that Nick just can’t do (I can’t) and this doesn’t allow him to connect with Sam.“I’m hoping there will be a big moment of clarity where Nick tells Sam that he’s doing things Nick just can’t.“Saying, ‘Son, you are a better man than me’

Good Morning Britain presenter Adil Ray clashed with Ed Miliband in a heated debate as they discussed how Rishi Sunak’s multi-millionaire wife continues to avoid paying as much tax as UK residents on foreign earnings.During Thursday’s (April 7) instalment of the popular ITV morning news show, the 47-year-old and his co-host Kate Garraway welcomed the Shadow Chancelor onto the show to share his thoughts on Akshata Murty’s non-domicile status.It is thought the politician’s millionaire wife is able to save millions of pounds in tax evasion on dividends collected from her family’s IT business empire in Bengaluru, India.The Labour MP explained how he remains firmly against the non-domicile status and event made moves to remove the business status while he was in power back in 2015.But the pair locked horns when the presenter pointed out how the Labour party accepted generous donations from Lakshmi Mittal to the party’s future who also takes advantage of his non-domicile status.Towards the end of their interview, Adil asked: "In that case Mr Miliband, did Labour give Lakshmi Mittal £5million because he donated £5million to the Labour Party in 2010 and he benefits from a non-domicile status. "So did the curry king Lord Noon, he gave the Labour Party £1million and he only gave up his non-dom status when he was allowed to join the House of Lords."He went on: "And so did Sir Ronald Cohen, the Egyptian board businessman who gave £2.55million in donations to Labour and then was appointed Chair of the Social Investment task force.

Gemma Collins had a rather awkward encounter with movie megastar, Leonardo DiCaprio that left her feeling rather red-faced.The reality star is a household name in the UK after rising to fame on The Only Way Is Essex and appearing on shows such as Celebrity Big Brother.And although a big name over this side of the pond, she claims she was kicked out of a private members’ club in Los Angeles for speaking to Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio.The star, 41, went to introduce herself to Leo while on a night out in California but was immediately ushered away.Gemma, who is currently on her Big Night Out tour, said things didn't go to plan, with her telling The Sun: "Leonardo DiCaprio — I said hello to him and got thrown out of the club in LA.""I mean, he looked at me and I looked at him back and all I said was hello. Next thing I know, I’ve been thrown out."I thought, 'You do realise I am famous as well.

Russian invaders posing as liberators executed her beloved husband in cold blood. Iryna Abramov, 48, from Bucha, told Ukraine’s Ministry of Culture that she was in her house with her husband Oleg, 40, and her elderly father Volodymyr, 72, when Russian soldiers arrived, claiming they were liberators. The troops allegedly stormed her home on March 5 and told her: “We are the liberators.

Naga Munchetty considered herself to have a high pain threshold, but when she had a coil fitted, her screams of pain were so distressing that a nurse was in tears and her husband James Haggar in the waiting room tried to find out what treatment room she was in to intervene.

Denise van Outen caught her fans off guard on Wednesday when she posted an unexpected video that left them in tears.MORE: Denise Van Outen reveals the miracle product that's helped her eczemaThe West End star took to her Instagram Stories with a video, where she could be seen performing a stripped-back version of You'll Never Stop Me From Loving You by Sonia.A post shared by Denise Van Outen ⚡️ (@vanouten_denise)WATCH: Denise's stunning singing clip Captioning the impressive clip, the mum-of-one also made an exciting career announcement and wrote: "Take a cheesy pop song and rework it.RELATED: Denise van Outen's daughter Betsy seen in rare video - and fans cannot get enoughREAD: Denise Van Outen shares 'odd' secret for toned legs – and it only takes 45 minutes"I always loved these lyrics so persuaded @mrsteveanderson to strip it back for @somegirliused2know. Long live Sonia! New music coming soon @absolutelabelservices." Denise photographed after she performed her one-woman musical in 2014Fans were very impressed with the track which was originally reworked for Denise's one-woman musical Some Girl I Used to Know, and couldn't wait to share their thoughts on the video.One fan replied: "Absolutely love this arrangement brought a tear to my eye.

forecasters, some regions are expecting highs of 21C through the end of March, leading to a "mini-heatwave."This is due to a massive high-pressure system that is set to bring a blast of North African air and be swept across the country.Tomorrow will see clouds lingering to the south and west and along the North Sea Coast.Otherwise, it will be dry with extensive sunshine for most, with temperatures reaching around 14C for the majority and possibly 18C for some.Scientists have suggested that Britain's "early summer" could be caused by a "completely unprecedented" heatwave in the Arctic.BBC weather forecaster Darren Bett said: "The weather is really settling down, there is going to be a lot of dry weather, probably for the next week or so."BBC weather forecaster Chris Fawkes added: "Our settled weather is due to this big area of high pressure."We do have a weather front coming in on Sunday and Monday, very weak affair, could bring an odd shower but the emphasis nevertheless remains on an extended run of dry weather with lots of sunshine in the forecast as well. It is going to be mild for the time of year."The Met Office has issued an update on the potential of an April heatwave to scorch Brits this spring.Weather expert Jim Dale spoke about the potential of warmer weather this season.

The Met Office saying the UK's weather could see temperatures of 18C. The weather forecast shows that parts of the UK are to be hit by a surprise temperature spike, marking this weekend as the hottest on record this year.

UK are set to see scorching temperatures of 20C today as a mini heatwave takes hold of the country.The warm spell follows relatively drab conditions for most yesterday with patchy showers and grey skies.'Blood rain' was even reported yesterday in parts after a wave of Saharan dust swept across Europe. There are hopes that the glorious weather today could last into the weekend, allowing us to make full use of it.Netweather’s Ian Simpson has said: "It will turn very warm for the time of year away from south and east-facing coasts, with highs of 17 to 19C in parts of England and perhaps even 20C locally."It is expected that the warmest temperatures will be down south, although northern regions are also expected to be hotter than usual for this time of year.

Forecasters are at war over whether or not the UK will actually be boiled by a 28C mega heatwave in April. Excitement has been brewing among Brits in recent days after news of the potential scorcher broke. The claims where initially made by Jim Dale, a senior meteorologist at British Weather Services, who reckons the hot summer weather is coming early this year.

It might already be time to pull out those summer shorts and book a trip to the pub garden as the UK is set to reach soaring temperatures this April. Weather experts have predicted that a premature summer will be pushing its way through spring in a few short weeks, heating up conditions to 28C.

UK's weather will vary dramatically this week with the mercury set to plummet below freezing before skyrocketing upward.According to the Met Office the start of this week will be pretty bog standard, with "outbreaks of rain for many areas... drier in the far southeast and northwest".However, forecasters are saying that from Wednesday evening (March 16) things will start to change.

temperatures reaching 19C.A 700 mile-wide African heat burst which will blow to Britain via the continent will see us basking in temperatures hotter than Rome.The early spring warm-up is due tomorrow when it will hit 16C. On Wednesday it will creep up to 18C or 19C and the temperature will remain in the high teens for St Patrick’s Day parties on Thursday and into the weekend.Temperatures will be well above 11C average March highs, and warmer than 15C Rome.The Met Office forecasts dry skies today and tomorrow, then sunshine and clear skies for most parts after Wednesday’s showers.Chilly air could return later in the weekend, but the Met Office said more warm weather is ahead for the run-up to Easter.Ex-BBC and Met Office forecaster John Hammond of weathertrending said: “Spring will be in the air, with a gentle breeze from the warming continent and temperatures rising through the teens.“Wet weather will give way to sunshine, with a drier and warmer trend through mid-March.”A Met Office forecaster said: “Monday’s sunny spells in the South will see temperatures a little above average.

Weather forecaster Jim Dale told the Express that Brits can look forward to hot weather arriving "fairly early" this year.

Weather expert Jim Dale told the Daily Express that while it may be too early yet in March to see the extreme upward swings, next month could bring some signs of early heat before summer.